Ganna Tolstanova
Taras Shevchenko National University of Kiev

https://doi.org/10.36866/pn.94.16

19-24 September 2013 Kiev, Ukraine

Taras Shevchenko National University of Kiev hosted the 2nd Annual Undergraduate International School in Biomedical Sciences, entitled ‘Calcium signaling in Health and Disease’. This event was supported by The Physiological Society Representatives fund.

Students from Ukrainian universities had a great chance to listen to lectures delivered by prominent scientists from the UK, USA, Thailand and Ukraine. Students also took part in workshops and presented their data at a poster session. Three of the best physiology-related poster presentations were chosen for PhySoc prizes, with international lecturers acting as referees.

What was said…

“This is an unusual school for the medical community that I am in – talking about scientific challenges and education, especially with specialists from overseas universities. Lecturers discussed molecular principles of calcium signalling. Workshops on confocal microscopy and tips on scientific writing and talking were both intelligent and amusing. The poster session was the most pleasurable event, because of the absence of a sense of competition, despite of having a jury talking to you, asking questions, giving advice. It was a nice opportunity to talk with people who are interested in your work. I am very glad that such events are taking place and becoming a tradition in our scientific students’ community thanks to PhySoc and the organizing committee.” Vlada Bokii, 1st prize in the poster competition (Bogomolets National Medical University, Kiev)

“The most impressive thing was the willingness of the students to engage in both asking and answering questions. This really energized the tutorial sessions, some of which had to be stopped as they were overrunning because of the students’ enthusiasm to participate and learn…” Graham McGeown, Queen’s University Belfast, UK